april runs and reads

I ran 54 miles in April. Not my best month, but I was feeling pretty down-and-out exhausted from pregnancy, so I’m happy I got in any miles! Most mornings I’ve been doing 4 miles. I’d like to increase to 5 or 6, but I’ll have to see how that feels and if it leaves me super tired the rest of the day.

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (nonfiction): Okay. This book has language… a lot of language. But the first four chapters or so, where she describes her childhood, had me cracking up so hard. I immediately wanted my sisters to read it because I knew they would love it, too. But yes, if you’re sensitive to language, this is NOT the book for you. At all.

The Bathing Women by Tie Ning

The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat: Well hot dang, I found another book that’s as good as In the Time of the Butterflies and Poisonwood Bible. Go and read!!!

The House Girl by Tara Conklin: Good book. I tore through it in about one Saturday.

Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley: This is the third (?) book in the Flavia de Luce series. They’re mysteries, with the protagonist a 12 year old girl in England. They’re super fun to read – I recommend!